Last time Nadal played Djokovic at Roland Garros they went all the way to a 9-7 5th set so Sunday's match should be another slugfest. I'll root for Nadal because a 9th French title for him is more palatable than a career slam for Djokovic.

fact that i learned today that i probably should've already known: (got more rhymes than) j.d. ('s got) salinger carried the first six chapters of catcher in the rye with him as he landed on utah beach on d-day.

Mark likes Martin St. Louis and the St. Louis Cardinals. Not quite Jerry's excellent theory of Rob liking all teams with red ("Why don't you just get an Yzerman sweater and call it a day" is one of the better quips to ever get punted into the blogosphere), but it's interesting. Mark does look like Charles Lindbergh...